The Portland daily press., 1887-03-21


stones built up by the ballifs, and, In spite
brldset was not anxious 10 offer an open in
| suit 70 the law. OF money for the rent she
declared she had not a half penny, but add
ed dehantly II had 1t, II Is not TO Tat
~ boofs cnts for Oe gaging but I'd have pair
Before Mr.. Tatlow had left with the sher-
III asked whsther poor people like this
would have to remain out or would be put
back as care-takers In their holdings. "Not
one Of them will be reinstated now" he
said ''they have declared war against M,
The people are easily led, and they firmly be-
lieve In the success of the Plan Of Campaign.
| attribute IL all TO the speeches OF Father
Reddy, the parish priest Another Of these
people wrote me letters promising to pay in
october, II 1 gave them time. / would take
one years rent and costs from this woman
even now II II were offered; but the offer
must be made by herself. II / were 10 20
70 her, shall appear TO be giving in 10 the
tenants, and l would get no rent" sWhat
VIII become Of this poor woman ON the
mountain / asked. "She will probably
comel to my Office and pay her debt and
claim re-entry. Meanwhile she will get four
shillings for herself and four shilnngs for
her family from the Board OF Gaardia5s for for
a month" So the old barefOoted lady was
left adrift on the cold mountain on a day
when the eyicting party required all their
extra supplies Of clothing, sandwiches and
warming liquors to keep them comfortable
heard afterwards that she took temporary
refuge in an empty disused house farther
up the mountain.
1t was mile or two over hill and dale TO
the house OF the next person to be eyicted,
Michael McManus, of the tOwnland Of Sal
tanaveney. One or two Of the fields round
his house were studded with stones almost
as thickly as graveyard Passive resist
ance here took an amusing form. The house
WAS MAS eranmed with the youth Of the district.
Inc tenant when asked for was not visible
Ill health, 1t was said, prevented his appear
ance. The Sheriff had to ask for police
assistance to clear out Of the house every
inmate. This delay was a clear gain TO the
other tenants awaiting eviction, since In the
short winter day not much can be done. The
presence Of Father Reddy and his curate,
Father Pinkham, was needed 10 restrain the
Indignation OF one man who was indiscreetly
about to qnarrel with force Of two hundred
ponce. Among some conifers which shell
tered te tne cottage from the mountain, blasts
the boys Of the village had found a safe
perch from which to pour on the proceedings
an aggravating ridicule.
When the small stock Of household goods
had been all thrown out before the door
Bring out your brother" Full as the house
had been OF village people, their strong de-
sire to make things unpleasant for the vic
tors had made them willing to remain for a
time under the same roof with dead donkey
well advanced in putrefaetion. The emer-
gency man, In due course, came upon the
carcase, and had, of course, to bring II out In
face Of the jubilant mob, whose mocking
cheers and laughter rang over the
mountain side. This case Involved the
turning out Of several young children
Ihinly clad, barefOOted and bareheaded, be-
sides child In its mothers arms. The bare
looted youngsters ere long began to tremble
plteously, and to cling crying to their mothers
skirts, whereat on all sides the neighbors
recommended that they should be taken into
the nearest house, or "they would be per-
i,hed.'-